Batote/Thathri, November 29: - On the first leg of its three day inspection programme in the erstwhile Doda District to take stock of cleanliness and other problems being faced by the public, the Legislative Assembly Committee on Environment (LACE) headed by MLA Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori conducted an on-the-spot inspection of Sher-e-Kashmir Memorial Emergency Hospital and Bus Stand Market in Batote and Thathri.
The J&K Legislative Assembly (JKLA) empowered Committee headed by, MLA, Inderwal, G. M Saroori and legislators Neelam Langeh, Daleep Singh parihar, Gulzar Ahmed Wani, Mumtaz Ahmed, Naresh Gupta and Sham Lal Bhagat inspected the hospital thoroughly and enquired details concerning its general sanitation, especially the proper garbage disposal and the medical waste disposal management practices being adopted by the administration. It also sought detail about the measures adopted to stock the medicines, expiry and potency.
They (Committee Members) also visited the Ward Room Public Utilities, OPD Room and even inspected the medicines and allied utilities kept in the almirahs. The Chairman, Sarooi hoped that the sanitation in the hospital would be maintained regularly so as to ensure cleanliness in and around hospital area.
The Committee while inspecting the Batote bus stand and the market expressed displeasure over the poor sanitary condition alongside the roads, drains and other services provided to the public. The drains choked with plastics and garbage and ordered for the suspension of the Executive Officer, Municipal Committee, Batote, Mohd. Ashraf Zargar for his failure to get the sanitation maintained in the bazar. The Chairman of the Committee G. M Saroori directed the authorities to take strict action against the concerned.
Later Committee on Environment inspected Accidental, trauma hospital Thathri and main bazaar Thathri area of district Doda. The Committee took a comprehensive account of the sanitation, water supply, electricity, ambulance, wastage disposal, solid waste management and cleanliness.
Various issues like shortage of staff, shortage of medicines, street lights were highlighted on this occasion. G. M Saroori highlighted the need for a comprehensive plan for pollution control, sanitation and solid waste management at the Hospital. He said, “round the clock availability of water supply, incineration plant and efficient disposal and treatment of wastes are the most important aspects to be looked upon”.
Saroori also stressed upon the authorities to check the menace of sub-standard drugs and directed to identify the land in the Thathri area to put the garbage/waste material etc and dumb it underground instead putting it into the Chenab River, if we keep this it open it will be hazardous for human beings.
Additional Secretary, Health, Mohd. Ashraf Hakak, Additional Secretary, JKLA, Naseema Jan, Deputy Director, Health, Dr. Gurjeet Singh, Divisional Pollution Control Officer, Ramban, Kuldeep Bhan, Deputy Director, Urban Local Bodies, CMO, Ramban, Dr.Anwar Bhat, SDM Thathri Abdul Qayoom Mir, BMO, Ramban, BMO Thathri Sat Lal and Dr. Shakeel Ahmed Sumbria accompanied the committee headed by Saroori during the inspection.
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